Methadone Advocacy: The Time Has Come There are many approaches that a methadone advocacy organization can utilize to bring about change. TexNAMA’s primary objective (as part of NAMA) is the empowerment of patients. By confronting the negative stereotypes TexNAMA works to end the stigma and discrimination that has made recovery and reintegration back into society…

How much do you really know about methadone? Take NAMA’s Methadone Awareness Test and find out! Most Frequently Asked Question: Is methadone maintenance “trading one addiction for another”     Answer Pregnant women should withdraw or at least lower their dose of methadone so that the baby is not born dependent. True or false?   Answer Methadone…

National Alliance of Methadone Advocates The Pharmacology of Methadone Ignorance about methadone abounds. Professionals working in the field receive very little or no training at all about the very medication that they will be administering. Rarely is addiction viewed as a disease and under the domain of the medical profession. Even the medical profession does…

The History of Methadone Maintenance Treatment The Discovery of Endorphins How Methadone Works 5. Methadone As Normal Medicine The History of Methadone Maintenance Treatment What is Methadone Maintenance Treatment? A) The most effective treatment for heroin and other opioid dependence? B) A means of reducing the transmission of the AIDS virus? C) The most progressive…

Human beings have always searched for ways to feel better, reduce pain, and experience moments of happiness or even euphoria. Throughout history people have discovered substances that influence the brain and body, including powerful drugs known as opioids. However, what many people do not realize is that the human body itself produces chemicals that act…